Nです (N desu) — is N
The polite word for "is / am / are" — it sits at the very end of the sentence.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- です is like Nepali "हो / हुँ / हुनुहुन्छ" — English "is / am / are".
- It does no action; it simply states that something is so.
- 学生です = "(I) am a student", お茶です = "(it) is tea".
How to attach
- です always comes at the very end of the sentence, and it also makes the sentence polite.
- You often do not even need "I" or "this" — 学生です alone is understood.
Versus what you know
は points at the topic; です says what that topic is — two different jobs, two different words.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
学生です。
がくせいです。
(I) am a student.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 学生 (student) ──> [ + です ✅ ] ──> 学生です = "(I) am a student". Even without saying "I", it is understood.
私は学生です。
わたしはがくせいです。
I am a student.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) First the topic 私は (as for me), then 学生 ──> [ + です ✅ ] ──> 学生です (am a student). Put both together: 私は学生です.
これはお茶です。
これはおちゃです。
This is tea.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) これは (as for this) + お茶 (tea) ──> [ + です ✅ ] ──> お茶です (is tea). Full sentence: これはお茶です.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which one says "(I) am a student"?
💡 Hint: The word for "am" goes at the end.
学生 + です = 学生です (am a student).
Fill the blank: これはお茶＿。("This is tea")
💡 Hint: Which is the polite word for "is"?
お茶 + です = "is tea". は is already after これ.
Where does です sit in a sentence?
💡 Hint: Always at the very end.
です always comes last: 私は学生です.
Your score: /3